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Distorted flesh – Towards a non-speculative concept of social pathology

Philosophy & Social Criticism: An International, Interdisciplinary Journal

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Abstract

Philosophy & Social Criticism, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 514-541, May 2026.
The article aims at elaborating a non-speculative concept of social pathology. In the first section, various conceptualizations (e.g. Habermas, Honneth) are critically revaluated. It is argued that (a) applying the originally medical concept of ‘pathology’...